RESOURCES

Giving Back

Civic Ventures (www.civicventures.org): a national nonprofit that “seeks to tap the talents and skills of older Americans.”

Corporation for National and Community Service (www.nationalservice.org)

Cross-Cultural Solutions (www.crossculturalsolutions.org): volunteer programs abroad lasting from one to twelve weeks

Foster Grandparent Program, through Corporation for National and Community Service’s Senior Corps (www.seniorcorp.org)

Global Crossroad (www.globalcrossroad.com): volunteer and internship programs in twenty countries

Global Volunteers (www.globalvolunteers.org): two- and three-week service trips in United States and abroad

Habitat for Humanity (www.habitat.org)

Mentor (www.mentoring.org): promotes mentoring young people at risk

Peace Corps (www.peacecorps.gov)

Volunteer Abroad (www.volunteerabroad.com): international volunteer organization that will match you with the country and type of work you wish to do

Planning for the Next Stage of Life

2young2retire (www.2young2retire.com): resources for planning for an interesting, fulfilling retirement

Atlas: The Unretirement Revolution (www.orangerec.com/atlas/home.htm)

Second Journey (www.secondjourney.org): a nonprofit dedicated to creating a new vision of aging

Housing/Communities

Aging at home: Beacon Hill Village offers a model (www.beaconhillvillage.org)

Cohousing Association of the U.S. (www.cohousing.org)

Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities, by Diana Leafe Christian, forword by Patch Adams. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 2003 (www.newsociety.com)

ElderSpirit (www.elderspirit.net): the first senior cohousing in the United States; works with groups who want to set up similar communities

More Than Shelter for Seniors (www.mtsfs.org): apartment communities that focus on creative arts

Wonderland Hill Development Co. (www.whdc.com): the largest developer of cohousing for both multigenerations and seniors

Spiritual Practice

The Abbey of Regina Laudis, Bethlehem, Connecticut (www.abbeyofreginalaudis.com)

Contemplative Outreach, Inc. (www.contemplativeoutreach.org): Christian Centering Prayer

Insight L.A. (www.insightla.org; www.mindfulnessandpsychotherapy.org): Trudy Goodman, Buddhist meditation and psychology teacher

Insight Meditation Society (www.dharma.org): Buddhist retreats

Jewish Renewal (http://www.aleph.org/renewal.htm)

Nina Zimbelman, spiritual teacher, Gleanings Foundation (www.gleaningsfoundation.org)

Omega Institute (www.eomega.org): workshop and retreat center

Sally Kempton, Awakened Heart Meditation teacher (www.sallykempton.com)

Spiritual Eldering (www.sage-ingguild.org)

Expatriate Living

Boomers Abroad (www.boomersabroad.com)

EscapeArtist (www.escapeartist.com)

Christopher Howard, The New Golden Door to Living and Retirement in Costa Rica. San Jose: Costa Rica Books, 2005 (www.liveincostarica.com)

International Living (www.internationalliving.com)

Fitness and Sports

Masters ski racing (www.ussa.org/PublishingFolder/3029_3033.htm)

Masters sports (www.readysetgofitness.com/links/masters_sports.shtml)

Senior baseball (www.baseballnews.com/senior/index.htm)

Sex and Sensuality

Divine Feminine workshops for women and men (www.divinefeminine.com)

Source School of Tantra (www.sourcetantra.com)

Taoist sensual practice for men and women, Saida Desilets (www.jadegoddess.com)